Combined sewing-machine and secretary



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G. W. STEWART.

COMBINED SEWING MACHINE AND SECRETARY. No. 533,380. Patented Jan. 29,1895.

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Patented Jam 29, 1895.

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G. W. STEWART.- OOMBINED SEWING MAOHINEAND SEORETARY.

No. 533,380. Patented Jan. 29, 1895.

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TED STATES PATENT" OFFI E.

GEORGE W. STEWART, OF CHEI-IALIS, WASHINGTON.

COMBINED SEWING-MACHINE AND SECRETARY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters latent No. 533,380, dated January29, 1895. A plication filed April 24, 1894- Serial No. 508,855. (Nomodel.)

.To aZZ whom it may concern.-

3e it known that I, GEORGE W. STEWART, a c1 t1zen 0f the United States,residing at Ohehalls, in the county of Lewis and State of Washington,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Combined Sewing-Machine and Secretary; and I do declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the artto which it appertains to make and use thesame.

My invention relates to improvements in combined sewing machines andsecretaries; and its novelty will be fully understood from the followingdescription and claim when 7 taken in connection with the annexeddrawings, in which-- Figure 1, is a front elevation of my improvedmachine and secretary with parts broken away and the sewing machine headand its appurtenances in their inoperative position. Fig. 2, is a frontelevation, partly in section, illustrating thesewing machine head andappurtenances in their operative position, the desk and cover as swungover to form a workbasket or receptacle, and the slidableand swingingpigeon-hole-case as open. Fig. 3, is

a vertical, transverse section taken in the plane indicated by the lineas, m, of Fig. 1. Fig. 4:, is a detail end elevation, partly in section,of the machine and secretary, with one adjustable position of thepigeon-hole case illustrated by dotted lines. Fig. 5, is a perspectiveview of a combined machine and secretary embodying a modifiedconstruction. Fig. 6, is a similar view of the same illustrating thepigeon-hole case and the attachment casein their open positions. Fig. 7,is a detail front elevation illustrating the manner in which the pigeonhole case is connected to the table. Fig. 8, is a rear perspective viewof the machine and secretary embodying the modified construction, andFig. 9, is an end elevation of the same with the folding leaves of thetable supported in their operative positions.

Referring by letter to said drawings, and more particularly to Figs. 1to 4, thereof :-A, indicates the table of the combined sewing machineand secretary, and B, C, respectively,

indicate the sewing machine head and the bed or body thereof, both ofwhich may in general, be of the ordinary or any approved construction.The table A, is preferably of the form common to sewing machines and itcomprises the parallel legs or uprights D, and the top E, which extendsoutwardly from the legs as shown. The said top E, is provided in itscenter with an opening a, to afford play space for the machine head andthe bed or body thereof, and it is also provided with bearings b, toreceive the lateral gudgeons c, of the bed 0, which gudgeons arepreferably arranged adjacent to the forward edge of the bed, as shown,so as to permit of the bed and head being swung up and down as presentlydescribed. 4

F, indicates the combined desk and cover of the machine and secretary.This desk or cover is preferably of the general configurationillustrated, and it comprises the strip (1, which is fixedly connectedto the top of the table at one side of the opening a, and forms part ofone end Wall, and the swinging portion 6, which is hinged to the stripd, at f, and is designed in addition to resting over the machine headand forming a desk, to be swung over into the position shown in Fig. 2,so as to serve as a work basket or receptacle for the work.

It is necessary in order to raise the machine head B, to its operativeposition, to raise the desk and cover F, and it is equally necessarywhen the desk is adjusted to the position shown in Fig. l, to lower thehead; and it will therefore be seen that it is desirable to so connectthe desk and the head or the body thereof that when the desk is raisedand swung over, the head will be raised to its operative position, andwhen the desk is lowered to the position shown in Fig. 1,the head willalso be lowered. Any suitable connection may be. employed to effect thisend, but I prefer in practice to use the pitman G, which is connected atone end in a swiveled manner to the rear wall of the desk F, and the armH, which extends through the slot 9, in the dust pan I, and is connectedin a swiveled manner to the opposite end of the pit man and is providedwith an angular branch h, designed to take into the apertured lug t, ofthe bed or body 0. By reason of this manner of connecting the desk F,with the body C, it will be seen that the desk serves as alever and itsmovement is transmitted direct to the head or the body thereof; and itwill also be seen that the arm I-I, may be readily disconnected from thebody 0, so as to permit of the same being raised above the top 0, whenit is desired to clean or oil the mechanism below the body.

1, indicates a casing which is fixedly connected to the outside of oneof the legs or uprights D, and to the top E,and is designed to receivedrawers as J. K, indicates awall which is disposed on the outside of theother leg or support and beneath the top E, and L, indicates ahorizontal ledge which is disposed at the lower end of the wall K, andmay if desired be connected thereto. This ledge L, is provided in its upper side with a longitudinal groove j, and the top E, is provided in itsunder side with a similar groove and the said grooves are designed andadapted to receive the studs or pins 1, of the pigeon-hole-case M, asbetter illustrated in Figs. 2 and 4. The said case M, which has one ofits sides open as shown in Fig. 2, is designed to normally rest in theposition shown by full lines in Fig. 4, so that the wall K, will closeits open side, and it is adapted to be drawn forward as shown by thedotted lines in Fig. 4:, and is also adapted to be swung laterallyoutward as shown in Fig. 2, so as to afford access to its interior. Whenthe case M, is drawn forward or swung laterally in the manner described,the ledge L, and the top E, will brace the same and will take all strainoff of the lugs 1', so as to prevent breakage of the same.

In Figs. 5 to 9, of the drawings, Ihave illustrated a combined machineand secretary embodyinga modified construction. In this construction thetop E, of the table A, instead of being grooved, is provided with atongue strip 70, designed to engage the pigeon-hole case M, and one ofthe legs or supports D, is provided with a rabbeted ledge L, which isalso designed to engage the case M, so as to permit of the said casebeing slid forwardly and rearwardly. The said case M, comprises twosections N, P, and these sections are fiexibly connected together asshown at m, whereby it will be -seen that when the case is movedforwardly so as to disengage the section P, from the tongue strip 70,and ledge L, said section P, may be swung laterally and rearwardly intothe position shown in Fig. 6, so as to permit of access beingconveniently gained to the interior of both sections. A case constructedin this manner is very compact when closed, and while it is adapted tohold a large quantity of material, any portion or all of such materialmay be conveniently reached and removed when desired.

I indicates the drawer casing of the modified construction which isarranged on the opposite side of the legs D, with respect to the case M.This casing M, is provided with a partition wall at, so as to form aspace 19, for a series of drawers q, and a space 0, for

the reception of patterns, or the like, and it has its outer wall 3,extended forwardly as shown so that the implement case J, which isconnected to said wall by hinges as 25, will not interfere with themovements of the folding leaf K, which is connected to the end of thetop E, as shown. The case J, which is designed to hold the severalimplements of a sewing machine, is preferably provided with a series ofhooks a, and it may be held in its closed position by the hook c, orother suitable device.

Q, indicates a leaf which is flexibly connected to the rear edge of thetop E, and preferably extends the full length of the same, and R,indicates an auxiliary leaf which is flexibly connected to the outeredge of the leaf Q. The leaves Q, R, are designed, when not in use, tobe folded against the table as shown in Fig. 8, and when placed in anoperative position, they are designed to be supported by the swingingbrackets S. One of these brackets S, is connected to the inner side wallof the case 1 and the other is connected to one of the legs or uprightsD, and they are designed to be partially extended to support the leaf Q,in its horizontal position and entirely extended when it is desired tosupport both leaves in a horizontal position.

In the practice of my invention I prefer to provide the body 0, of thehead B, with a spring catch 3, designed to engage the top of the tableA, so as to take the strain of supporting the head B, off of the jointsof the pitman G, but I do not desire to be understood as confiningmyself to the use of the spring catch as the same might be omitted, ifdesired.

It will be seen from the foregoing description taken in conjunction withthe drawings that my combined sewing machine and secretary is verycheap, simple, and compact and that the sewing machine mechanism doesnot in any way interfere with the use of the device as a desk orsecretary, nor does the desk F, or any of the cases of the secretaryinterfere with the mechanism of the machine or render the operation ofthe same inconvenient. It will furthermore be perceived that myimprovements add but little to the space occupied by the ordinarymachine and they do not render the machine unduly heavy and cumbersome.

I have in some respects specifically described the construction andrelative arrangement of the several parts of my invention in order toimpart a full, clear and exact understanding of the same, but I do notdesire to be understood as confining myself to such specificconstruction and arrangement as such changes or modifications may bemade in practice as fairly fall within the scope of my invention.

Having described my invention, what I claim is- In a combined sewingmachine and scoretary, the combination of a table having an IIO openingin its top, a sewing machine head lug of the machine head, substantiallyas and 1c pivotally connected with the table top and for the purpose setforth. adapted to move in the opening thereof and In testimony whereof Iaffix my signature having an apertured lug upon the under side inpresence of two witnesses.

5 of its body, a desk flexibly connected with the table, a pitinanconnected at one end to GEORGE W the desk and an arm connected to theoppo- Witnesses: site end of the pitman and having an angu- J. E.WILLIS,

lar branch adapted to engage the apertured H. W. FELTON.

